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<br /> <br />RFP 58205 Page 5 of 8 <br />Attachment B <br /> <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE <br />Guidelines for Compliance & Frequently Asked Questions <br />July 2019 <br /> <br />Frequently Asked Questions <br /> <br />1. What is the City of San Leandro’s Living Wage Ordinance? <br /> <br />“Living wage” is an hourly wage level that sets wages at a level higher than the Federal or <br />State minimum wage. The City of San Leandro Ordinance specifies that an hourly wage and a <br />health benefit dollar level be applied to certain contracts, agreements and leases between the <br />City and for-profit and non-profit entities. It does not apply to every business in the City. <br /> <br />2. When does the Living Wage take effect and when do businesses have to start complying <br />and provide higher wages to their employees? <br /> <br />September 1, 2007 is the effective date. Applicable businesses must comply with the <br />Ordinance when they enter into a lease, contract or concessionaire or other agreement with <br />the City of San Leandro, or when an existing agreement is amended to benefit the business. <br />For example, if a lease contract expires in two years, compliance would not be required for the <br />two years the lease remains in effect and unchanged. New contracts entered into or amended <br />thereto affecting financial aid or expending the term after the effective date are subject to the <br />Ordinance. Covered employees would be entitled to the higher wage on the effective date of <br />the new or modified contract or agreement. <br />All contracts and agreements with the City of San Leandro will include the requirement that <br />the Living Wage Ordinance shall be complied with. <br /> <br />3. What is the required Living Wage rate? <br /> <br />Covered businesses are required to pay no less than $16.95 per hour, which includes wages <br />and employer health benefits. Health benefits must be valued at $1.50 per hour in order to be <br />counted towards the requirement. In other words, an employee not receiving any employer <br />health benefits would receive an hourly wage of at least $16.95, while one receiving health <br />benefits would receive an hourly wage of at least $15.45. <br />The living wage rate will be adjusted annually in July to reflect the consu mer price index. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2290